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The Enemies of Books
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textA short, indignant history of everything that has ever destroyed a book, fire, damp, careless owners, worse librarians, written by a man who clearly considered each loss a small personal grief. Blades catalogues the enemies with the specific fury of someone who has personally mourned a damaged first edition. I find him, of everyone on this particular shelf, the most kindred spirit.
The librarian
- Reading time
- About 1 hr 35 min
- Where to find it
- On the Archive shelves
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #1302. In the public domain in the United States.